Healthcare-associated Infections

North Carolina Activities to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections

Financial and/or technical support provided by CDC

North Carolina

Patients in North Carolina hospitals had 43 percent fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections in 2011 than would have been predicted. (SIR=0.57, What is this?)
The percent of healthcare facilities in this state reporting HAI data to CDC's NHSN:
- CLABSIs: 69.9%
- CAUTIs: 26.3%
- The number of facilities reporting SSIs: 32
- This state has done some type of validation effort for CLABSI and CAUTI. This includes audit of medical records.
Facilities in this state are required by law to report HAI data to NHSN
State health department is involved with a CUSP initiative to prevent CLABSI and/or CAUTI
State has implemented CDC injection safety initiatives and participates in the One and Only Campaign
State has implemented a C. diff Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a CAUTI Prevention Collaborative
States has implemented a CLABSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a SSI Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a MDRO Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a VAP Prevention Collaborative
State has implemented a Prevention Collaborative for LTC Facilities*
This state was selected for a 2011 CDC Prevention Epicenter program to support innovative approaches to reducing HAIs
- Duke University Prevention Epicenter
  - Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2012 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $59,022.40
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2012 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Funding Program Component (PC) funding amount: $33,125.00
- Activity: Improving Health Department Capacity to Provide Infection Prevention and Control Assistance
2011 Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding amount: $339,277
- Activities: HAI Prevention Infrastructure and HAI Prevention Initiatives (see ACA Activities Funded for more information)
2009-2011 Recovery Act funding amount: $1,659,130
- Activities A, B, and C: Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Prevention Projects (see ELC Activities Funded for more information)

North Carolina state plan to address healthcare-associated infections [PDF - 681 KB] Revised Sept. 2010

State Contact:

Connie Jones, RN, CIC
HAI Project Coordinator
Raleigh Office (919) 733-9560
Winston-Salem Office (336) 771-4641 ext 217
constance.d.jones@dhhs.nc.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health

The information included in this map describes state HAI prevention efforts with financial and/or technical support provided by CDC. Please refer to state health department Web sites for information about additional HAI prevention efforts underway in each state.